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South Korea’s canine farmers protest proposed ban on dog meat
By Minwoo Park and Daewoung Kim HWASEONG, South Korea, Nov 24 (Reuters) - As South Korea moves to ban eating dog meat, many of those involved in the centuries-old controversial…
Pugs as pets condemned because of health issues
People are being warned not to buy pugs as pets due to the high rate of health issues associated with the breed.…
S.Korea’s Moon hints at dog meat ban amid debate over animal rights
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Monday there might be a need to prohibit dog meat consumption amid debate over the…
Covid transmission ‘common’ in pet cats and dogs
Covid is common in pet cats and dogs whose owners have the disease, research suggests. Swabs were taken from 310 pets in…
U.S. CDC to suspend import of dogs from more than 100 countries over rabies concerns
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it will temporarily suspend importation of dogs from 113 countries…
Dogs can better detect Covid in humans than lateral flow tests, finds study
Dogs are better at detecting Covid-19 in humans than many fast lateral flow tests (LFTs), according to a French study which could…
Study shows new type of coronavirus originating in dogs found
A new type of coronavirus believed to have originated in dogs was detected among patients hospitalised with pneumonia in 2017-2018, and may…
Study says stray dogs eating bat meat may have started pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic may have been started by stray dogs eating bat meat, according to a study. Professor Xuhua Xia , from…
China’s Shenzhen bans the eating of cats and dogs after coronavirus
The Chinese city of Shenzhen has banned the eating of dogs and cats as part of a wider clampdown on the wildlife…
Dogs, cats can’t pass on coronavirus, but can test positive
Pet cats and dogs cannot pass the new coronavirus on to humans, but they can test positive for low levels of the…